by Pam Durant | Mar 8, 2022 | Diabetes Articles, Diabetes Education, Diabetes Resources, Health and Wellness
March 8th 2022 is International Women’s Day. When it comes to diabetes and women’s reproductive health, education is key! That’s why we have created this diabetes wellness guide for women and mothers. 2022 International Women’s Day Theme The theme for...
by Pam Durant | Mar 19, 2021 | Diabetes Resources, Pam's Corner, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
How Reliable Are Movies as Information Sources for Diabetes? Diabetes movies can be inaccurate or out of date, whether they are documentaries or fiction. Films that touch on diabetes for entertainment can sometimes be cavalier in their approach to facts, and even...
by Pam Durant | Jul 2, 2020 | Diabetes Articles, Diabetes Resources, Health and Wellness, Managing Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Glycemic Index Basics The glycemic index (GI) is a ranking from 0 to 100 assigned to foods. A food’s ranking on the glycemic index represents the extent to which its respective carbohydrates raise blood sugar (glucose) levels two hours after consumption. The...
by Pam Durant | May 19, 2020 | Ask the Expert, Diabetes Education, Diabetes Resources
Diapoint Virtual Diabetes Series In April, we launched the new Diapoint Virtual Diabetes Series. In these interviews we will speak with a variety of experts on a range of topics, and bring you the highlights on our website. We were very honored to have Sara Adhami,...
by Pam Durant | Jan 22, 2020 | Diabetes Articles, Diabetes Book Reviews, Diabetes Resources, Parenting and Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
The World’s Worst Diabetes Mom by Stacey Simms We have been fans of Stacey Simm’s podcast Diabetes Connections for a while now, so when we learned she wrote a book, we were of course very excited to read it. Is Stacey Simms Really A Bad Mom? Admittedly,...
by Pam Durant | Nov 14, 2019 | Childhood Diabetes, Diabetes and School, Diabetes and Young People, Diabetes Articles, Diabetes Education, Diabetes Resources, Managing Diabetes, Parenting and Diabetes
Sending a child with Type 1 Diabetes to school is a huge challenge in the life of a family touched by diabetes. If you are the parent or caretaker of a young child in school with diabetes, you will understand the anxiety and even grief that comes with the enormous...